Profile for Margate City, New Jersey, NJ

Margate City is on Absecon Island.

Home of Lucy the Elephant, six-story roadside sculpture built by real estate developer James V. Lafferty.

Margate's Marvin Gardens was made famous by Charles Darrow, inventor of the Monopoly game.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 8. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Margate Fall Funfest By The Bay - Sept. 29-30, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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9% of Margate City residents report German ancestry, and 19% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Margate City ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Margate City was $33,566, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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37% of Margate City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Margate City festival dates:

• Margate Fall Funfest By The Bay - Sept. 29-30, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Margate City include Marven Gardens Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Margate City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $649.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,413.

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Newspapers in Margate City include Downbeach Current

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Atlantic County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Margate City political report.

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Margate City restaurants taking online reservations include Steve & Cookie's By the Bay, Tomatoes ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Margate City workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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